ianman Posted October 5, 2021 Share #21 Posted October 5, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 6 minutes ago, south64 said: Anyway, since I own one and prices for a used black MP would increase even further, it is for my benefit when I sell finally before I die, so who cares That's nice. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted October 5, 2021 Posted October 5, 2021 Hi ianman, Take a look here Leica MP black discontinued?. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
FrozenInTime Posted October 5, 2021 Share #22 Posted October 5, 2021 Is it worth the effort of redesigning the MP (and M-A ) to have the rangefinder optics common with the M10 ? Or have the MP electronics ceased to be available ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamc Posted October 5, 2021 Share #23 Posted October 5, 2021 Leica discontinues product to make way for a cheaper one. Sounds convincing 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gobert Posted October 5, 2021 Share #24 Posted October 5, 2021 10 hours ago, andybarton said: I will eat my hat if that happens. Be careful what you say. You won’t be the first one ending up in hospital. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted October 5, 2021 Share #25 Posted October 5, 2021 You don’t know what my hat is made of. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giguchan Posted October 14, 2021 Share #26 Posted October 14, 2021 I just picked up a brand new Black Paint 2 days ago. Glad i just made it under the wire . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted October 14, 2021 Share #27 Posted October 14, 2021 Advertisement (gone after registration) 8 hours ago, Giguchan said: I just picked up a brand new Black Paint 2 days ago. Glad i just made it under the wire . What wire? https://leicacamerausa.com/photography/leica-m/m-cameras/analog/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herr Barnack Posted October 14, 2021 Share #28 Posted October 14, 2021 Why so much angst? The chrome MP is a very nice looking camera. Let's be relieved that the MP has not been discontinued altogether... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Albertson Posted October 14, 2021 Share #29 Posted October 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Herr Barnack said: Why so much angst? The chrome MP is a very nice looking camera. It is indeed - swathed in black gaffer tape. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kriehuber Posted October 14, 2021 Share #30 Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/5/2021 at 4:32 PM, Al Brown said: So I have checked with Leica Shop and the issue is, they only receive one MP BP piece every couple of months or so and the back order log is so long that they had to take it down from the site. It is NOT being officially discontinued. Hope this ends the discussion. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted October 14, 2021 Share #31 Posted October 14, 2021 It makes a change from me ordering my MP in 2002 and completely forgetting I'd done it until my Leica stockist called early 2003 to say it was in now stock and I owed them a lot of money. One of the first, still not needing a CLA, they made them well in those days 😄 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kivis Posted October 15, 2021 Share #32 Posted October 15, 2021 Leica USA has black and chrome MP's listed. I called Leica Miami. Both MP's are just out of stock. Should be replenished early November. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giguchan Posted October 16, 2021 Share #33 Posted October 16, 2021 On 10/14/2021 at 11:36 AM, logan2z said: What wire? https://leicacamerausa.com/photography/leica-m/m-cameras/analog/ I wanted to find one before i went up to Boston .. No really a "wire" perhaps we'll call it" just in time" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
logan2z Posted October 16, 2021 Share #34 Posted October 16, 2021 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Giguchan said: I wanted to find one before i went up to Boston .. No really a "wire" perhaps we'll call it" just in time" Ahh, I see. I thought you meant before the BP MP was no longer available, which it should continue to be since it is apparently not discontinued. Congratulations on the camera! Edited October 16, 2021 by logan2z Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giguchan Posted October 17, 2021 Share #35 Posted October 17, 2021 Hey Logan!! Thanks for the Congrats! I WAS a tad worried about the MP being discontinued- I think that was just because I had such a hard time finding one. Now i know how they're made and how often and how many shops get them I am relaxed. 0563 is my lot number... Incidentally. Does anyone know how to gauge when it was built? I have my Cards n things but i don't think it will tell me that Thanks again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IkarusJohn Posted October 18, 2021 Share #36 Posted October 18, 2021 It’s printed on a white sticker on the outside of the outer brown box the camera came in. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted October 24, 2021 Share #37 Posted October 24, 2021 45 minutes ago, Al Brown said: If anyone is interested, it seems the MP BP is back on AT/DE, UK and US site. Adding the links, respectfully. Now even I am tempted...https://www.leicashop.com/brandnew/at/en/leica-mp-black-lacqueredhttps://store.leica-camera.com/uk/en/mp-black-lacqueredhttps://leicacamerausa.com/mp-0-72-black.html All those links show out of stock messages? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted October 24, 2021 Share #38 Posted October 24, 2021 1 hour ago, Al Brown said: A careful scan of this thread shows the issue was about the MP BP disappearing completely from several mentioned Leica sites. It said "ITEM NO LONGER AVAILABLE" and the BP MP body picture disappeared as well. I have explained why here. Some people thought it was discontinued. Now it is back on all sites, confirming my explanation. Stock is a differrent issue. You can get one (if you are lucky) in several months or so by ordering today. Some time ago I ordered and paid for one on a site showing the same message, after taking my payment they informed me they didn't have stock and had no idea if/when they might have. I asked for a refund but only got part of the refund because of GBP-Euro conversion rates. Eventually me credit card company got the rest of my money for me and I bought a used one which I am very happy with. I am now very wary of ads that say "we'll contact you when it comes back in stock. It would be different if they waited until they had one to take your money. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianman Posted October 24, 2021 Share #39 Posted October 24, 2021 10 minutes ago, Topsy said: Some time ago I ordered and paid for one on a site showing the same message, after taking my payment they informed me they didn't have stock and had no idea if/when they might have. I asked for a refund but only got part of the refund because of GBP-Euro conversion rates. Eventually me credit card company got the rest of my money for me and I bought a used one which I am very happy with. I am now very wary of ads that say "we'll contact you when it comes back in stock. It would be different if they waited until they had one to take your money. I remember you telling that story before. I have to say I would never order a camera online like this, not an M or other expensive brand. I bought mine from Red Dot Cameras and only after a phone call to make sure they had stock. I was really fortunate as they had one and kept it for me until I had time to come over and fetch it myself. Turned out to be an expensive day because I happened to notice an old Thambar hanging around which left with me too 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topsy Posted October 24, 2021 Share #40 Posted October 24, 2021 7 minutes ago, ianman said: I remember you telling that story before. I have to say I would never order a camera online like this, not an M or other expensive brand. I bought mine from Red Dot Cameras and only after a phone call to make sure they had stock. I was really fortunate as they had one and kept it for me until I had time to come over and fetch it myself. Turned out to be an expensive day because I happened to notice an old Thambar hanging around which left with me too I definitely learned my lesson that time. 👍 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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